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Reviews of Queen Charlotte Secret Oasis

Queen Charlotte Secret Oasis
Linkwater, Marlborough

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 17 out of 23 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 23 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 23 reviews" "
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9.8/10

Cleanliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Pierre K.

Liked: Cleanliness
Good location , comfortable house
Over all good bar the sleeping arrangements and the odd bath room set up which could not be locked for privacy. Not suitable for easy access with 6 metre boat in tow very tricky driveway and would be near impossible without a 4 drive vehicle.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Geoff B.

Liked: Cleanliness
Easter 2024
Great place, warm cosy house.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan B.

Liked: Cleanliness
Perfect spot
A perfect location to enjoy the Sounds. Easy access to Havelock and Anikiwa Boat ramps. Plenty of fish, perfect weather and the perfect base.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Elizabeth W.

Liked: Cleanliness
Linkwater
We had a lovely stay here close to Picton, Nelson and Blenheim. A beautiful area and a lovely little cottage. Comfortable beds, lounges and dining table. None of the following comments are complaints but it might be helpful to be aware the internet is patchy, the stairs are unusual and steep, the upstairs bedrooms are not fully enclosed and can get warm, the bathroom has doors to both the main bedroom and the living area which requires a system for privacy and there are sand flies. We enjoyed the local pub, eating mussels at Havelock and our favourite restaurant in the ones we visited in the whole of New Zealand was 'The Fancy Cow'.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mark M.

Liked: Cleanliness
Relaxing hideaway
Nice spot to get away from it all. The listing is accurate. The Link Pathway cycle/walking track runs right outside the property and you can go quite a distance in either direction. Tip: To get the key-box code you need to log in to bookabach. While the emails say you will be "sent" the code, it doesn't actually get sent, just becomes visible in bookabach.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Amy S.

Liked: Cleanliness
Nice little house
The house was perfect for our 3 day stay. It was great to be so close to the Queen Charlotte track. 4 of us stayed upstairs. The stairs were a bit odd to navigate but we got used to them. We were surprised we had to take our trash with us, but perhaps that’s part of the way it is at Marlborough Sounds. Played Scrabble every night. Loved the sheep next door. Would stay there again.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gavin P.

Liked: Cleanliness
Linkwater Holiday Home
Our family really enjoyed staying in this holiday home. It is a very warm comfortable clean home, great to come back to after a day out exploring and fishing. The garden setting is very quiet peaceful and relaxing. Excellent communication from the host.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kasey C.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great Accommodation
Accommodation was great, host was easy to communicate with.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ralf K.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great place to relax in Marlborough Sounds
The place is great, super comfortable and in a quiet place (except occasional crazy cow mooing at 2 am ;). Definitely good for relaxing and BBQ and staying close to the sounds. One thing to mention, there are only like 2 places in the house where you can catch weak wifi and there's no reception (or if you're lucky 1 bar of Spark).
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sarah D.

Liked: Cleanliness
Peaceful homejuts a short drive away to beaches
Lovely property with large garden, surrounded by sheep and cows, to the delight of my young boys! The property is close to a number of beaches and Queen Charlotte Track. It's worth checking for road closures in the area as access to some parts we had hoped to go was closed. We had a lovely stay and appreciated the fast communication with the host
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

DAVID C., Kailua

Liked: Cleanliness
Spacious, Fully Furnished, Goregeous Setting Near Sounds
John's home is superbly furnished - private, wonderful gardens, clean, TV, WIFI, excellent kitchen, quiet, peaceful, spacious, easy check-in and out, gas BBQ, A/C/Heat, and great patio. The home has screens! We spent four nights at the home while hiking and enjoying the area. John is an excellent communicator - making the arrival/departure simple. Highly recommend - do purchae groceries/supplies before arrival - the only "store" in Linkwater stocks very little!
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Richard S.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great Spot
This is a lovely little bach in a great area close to the Queen Charlotte Track highly recommened. Check out the local pub!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

JOHN H.

Liked: Cleanliness
Thanks John for a pleasant stay nice quiet environ and the house had everything we needed
Great
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alan K.

Liked: Cleanliness
Fantastic property
We had a great 3 days in this lovely cottage in the Marlborough Sounds. The beautiful setting, good facilities and some nice welcoming touches made it the perfect place to start our South Island road trip. Thank you very much.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Penny E.

Liked: Cleanliness
Spacious clean quiet home
Lovely stay in this clean and quiet home. Easy to get to Picton and Havelock and 40 mins from Blenheim. Not sure if I missed it on the listing but I hadn't realised that the upstairs wasn't really 2 separate rooms - there is no wall separating the 2 and no door to stop sound traveling from downstairs. Not a problem depending on who's staying and if you don't have early risers and night owls (we did so it was a tad tricky!)! Stairs are interesting...very tricky so you couldn't have anyone who's not confident stay upstairs but we managed fine.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Melissa M.

Liked: Cleanliness
Family get-away
Thanks for sharing your property with us, handy location to all Sounds, Havelock, Nelson and Picton. Thoroughly enjoyed our time fishing, skiing and swimming!! Lunch at Te Rawa and Mussel Pot are definitely on list for next time! Thank you John, was fantastic ☀️
Stayed 10 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Helen W.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great family and friends stay
Lovely peaceful setting amongst the bush and birds, close enough to family in Anikiwa and friends in Ngkuta with a haven to return to after a busy day. Our host were great, obliging and helpful, we will definitely return to this peaceful cottage with beautiful Hydrangeas my favorite flowers.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Anne A.

Liked: Cleanliness
Super setting g
Well appointed place and so good in rainy weather. Please accept my apologies for breaking a mug the morning we left.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 24 Dec 2022
I am pleased it worked well for you Anna....what we can control is the weather of course but it'd good that the house handles it well..... we have lots of mugs down there...I'm sure one won't be missed !! J

10/10 Excellent

Andrew M.

Liked: Cleanliness
a nice break in Paradise
Overall a very nice place to stay at. Everything you wanted was present. A lot of information available. Would definitely go back.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Chris S.

Liked: Cleanliness
Linkwater
Pleasant and private location. Options to visit Picton and the Sounds close at hand , also Nelson and Blenhiem not far away. Comfy beds and nice linen,neat and tidy. Garden space enjoyable.
Stayed 8 nights in Jan 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 7 Feb 2022
Thank-you Chris, pleased you enjoyed your stay and that the pandemic didn't interfere. We too enjoy the privacy of the place....a different world emerges as you come up the drive !! Best Regards John

8/10 Good

Tara L.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great place to stay
A great place to stay! Lovely and clean. Great location. Air-con was fabulous as it was super hot when we stayed. The stairs were a bit tricky.... especially as my daughter had a broken arm while we stayed. The gardens were lovely.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 20 Jan 2022
Thanks Tara, didn't realise your daughter had a broken arm, the stairs are steep and yes definitely a handrail job. Please you found the environment there relaxing, we love it.

10/10 Excellent

Margy W.

Liked: Cleanliness
Tranquility in the Sounds
A very laid back place to hang out with family, only a ten min drive to either Momorangi, Anakiwa and not far to Havelock, Picton or Blenheim. The stairs are a bit unusual. The aircon was a godsend in this heatwave we just had.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 6 Jan 2022
Thankyou Margy, I hope you enjoyed your stay...as you say the place is located well for almost everywhere but also quiet and peaceful. We were worried about the heat...it was 33 degrees at Linkwater one day.....good to know the AC handled it.

10/10 Excellent

Sibylle K.

Liked: Cleanliness
Nice and well equipped large house in a beautiful garden and surroundings
We spent 5 nights in the house and enjoyed our stay tremendously. The house is perfect for a family of up to 6 people, the garden is beautiful, we had all our meals outside, it was quiet, not noise from the street. I would always come back. Perfect location for hiking, biking and boat excursions. John was a perfect host, answered all our questions before we arrived.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2024